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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Senior Indigenous leaders on Thursday criticised Australia’s main opposition party’s “Judas betrayal” for declaring it would campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country’s Aboriginal and Torres Island people. Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton announced on Wednesday the party would campaign against a national vote to enshrine an Indigenous consultative body in the constitution, dashing hopes of bipartisan support on the issue. Noel […]

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil in decades and stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of rising threats from China. McCarthy – the third highest ranking official in the U.S. leadership […]

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil in decades and stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of rising threats from China. McCarthy – the third highest ranking official in the U.S. leadership […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday condemned a meeting in California between Taiwan’s leader and the U.S. House Speaker as “acts of collusion” and said it would defend its sovereignty, according to the Xinhua news agency. “China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the acts,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson said, according to the official state news agency. “In response to the seriously erroneous acts of collusion between the United […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday condemned a meeting in California between Taiwan’s leader and the U.S. House Speaker as “acts of collusion” and said it would defend its sovereignty, according to the Xinhua news agency. “China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the acts,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson said, according to the official state news agency. “In response to the seriously erroneous acts of collusion between the United […]

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s decriminalisation of cannabis has delighted its fans, alarmed some health experts and has increasingly disappointed farmers who have been undercut by illegal imports, sending a promise of a new bonanza crop up in smoke. Marijuana has also become an election football with the opposition criticising the ruling pro-military coalition in the run-up to May 14 polls for rushing through decriminalisation […]

By Tyler Clifford, Heather Timmons and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s surrender on criminal charges Tuesday was marked by clashes between his fans and foes outside a downtown Manhattan courtroom, and a now-familiar cycle of name-calling and outrage from lawmakers and Trump himself. But many Americans who say they are watching this case and other Trump investigations play out aren’t looking for political point-scoring […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Fujian maritime safety administration launched a three-day special joint patrol and inspection operation in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Strait that includes moves to board ships, it said on its WeChat account. The move comes amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure […]

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said it would reduce employee stock awards, a part of its compensation plan, as the e-commerce giant navigates an uncertain economy. “We made the decision to reduce RSU (restricted stock units) awards in the final outlook year by a small amount (other years are not impacted),” an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement, without specifying the period of the final outlook year. The news comes weeks […]